Ida H. Wordelman Sweet 1880-1954

SWEET, WORDELMAN, YOUNGWIRTH, MCWILLIAMS

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 1/13/2014 at 23:50:07

Mrs. William Sweet Dies; Ill 4 Years
Mrs. William (Ida Wordelman) V. Sweet died at Holy Family hospital yesterday at --- a.m. She had been – stroke which she suffered four years ago, hospitalized for the past 11 months.

Born March – 1880 at --- Germany, she came to Estherville at the age of 1- where he sister, Hannah, had been for several years. After the death of her father in Germany about a year later, she was joined by her mother, two brothers and two sisters.

She was united in marriage June 3, 1903 to William V. Sweet at the Presbyterian parsonage. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and of the Royal Neighbors lodge.

Survivors besides her husband are two sisters, Mrs. C.H. ---, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Emma --, Ceylon, Minn., one brother, Fred Wordelman, Yakima, Wash., two daughters, Mrs. John (Pearl) Youngwirth, Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. A.D. (Lillie) McWilliams, Estherville, one son, Edward J. Sweet, Kansas City, Mo., -- grandchildren and one great grandchild.

[Remainder too poor quality to read.] (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, November 29, 1954)